Hi all,
Quick question regarding Edinburgh Arrivals... Who makes the decision as to how aircraft fit into the stream, and how is that decision made, ie how do you decide who is #1 #2 #3 etc etc when arriving for the approach?
I pose the question because it is becoming a quite frequent occurance that we may be given direct to an 8/10mile final by Scottish Control on 126.3/124.5, then as soon as we're passed to Edi Radar 121.2, we're turned 90 degrees plus off, slowed from 300 to 250 knots, and told we are #6 for the approach. There have been many times when we could have been sequenced ahead of, or within the other arriving aircraft from the other direction instead of slowing to turbo-prop speeds to go behind.
I'm sure there is a big picture, but it's becoming a tad frustrating when we've been running early all day only into much larger airports only to be slowed at the last hurdle coming home.
Cheers,
HS